Job Description

The Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance function is responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity and compliance risks across the organization. The team establishes security standards, validates adherence to security controls, and partners with business and technology teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.

As a Senior Analyst in the Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance team, you will independently execute cybersecurity risk assessments, compliance reviews, and governance activities while supporting the organization's evolving AI adoption. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, and business stakeholders to identify risks, recommend appropriate controls, and ensure security requirements are incorporated into business initiatives.

Role Expectations

- Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments for products, applications, infrastructure, vendors, and business initiatives, including Current Product Initiatives (NPIs).

- Perform AI governance reviews for AI/ML use cases, GenAI integrations, third-party AI services, and agentic workflows by identifying potential security, privacy, and compliance risks.

- Evaluate security risks and recommend appropriate controls aligned with organizational policies and industry best practices.





- Support the implementation and operationalization of cybersecurity policies, standards, and control requirements across business and technology teams.

- Partner with Product, Engineering, Cloud, Privacy, Legal, and other stakeholders to provide practical security guidance throughout project lifecycles.

- Assist with readiness activities for security certifications and compliance frameworks by collecting evidence, validating controls, and supporting internal and external audits.

- Review the effectiveness of implemented security controls and track remediation activities through to closure.

- Support continuous monitoring activities by maintaining risk registers, dashboards, metrics, and compliance reporting.

- Participate in security awareness initiatives by providing guidance on cybersecurity policies, secure development practices, and responsible AI usage.

- Contribute to improving risk assessment methodologies, governance processes, templates, and documentation.

- Identify opportunities to automate repetitive risk and compliance activities to improve operational efficiency.

- Stay current with emerging cybersecurity threats, regulatory developments, cloud security trends, and AI governance practices.

📌 Senior Analyst - Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance (Chennai)
🏢 FreshWorks
📍 Chennai